Public meeting on Topeka shiner postponed

Wednesday

Feb 20, 2013 at 6:00 PM

Event will be held March 7.

Press Release:

Press release:

Due to the threat of inclement weather, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Missouri Department of Conservation have changed the date of a public meeting to discuss a proposed reintroduction of endangered Topeka shiners in northern Missouri. The meeting, originally scheduled for February 21 in Green City, will be held on March 7.

The public meeting is from 6 pm to 8:30 pm (Central Standard Time), at the Green City Hall, 4 South Green St., Green City, Missouri 63545.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to reintroduce the endangered Topeka shiner in northern Missouri, in partnership with the Missouri Department of Conservation and The Nature Conservancy, as part of an effort to restore populations in Missouri. The reintroductions would be carried out on lands managed by MDC and TNC.

On January 23, 2013, the Service published a proposed rule to establish a “non-essential, experimental” population of Topeka shiners in Adair, Gentry, Harrison, Putnam, Sullivan and Worth counties in northern Missouri. This designation gives wildlife managers more flexibility in working with the reintroduced Topeka shiners and provides nearby private landowners with reassurance that the presence of a protected species will not affect their activities.

The Service is seeking public input on the proposal to establish a nonessential experimental population of Topeka shiners in Missouri. You may submit information by one of the following methods:

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